The MBTA is overhauling its bus network system with a “Bus Network Redesign” described by the MBTA as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity.” The MBTA is proposing improvements to the bus network and has been holding public meetings since May. The proposed changes that would impact Newton’s bus service can be found…
Posts published in July 2022
NewCAL is up for discussion this week before the City Council. The first meeting — a Committee of the Whole discussion on the lawsuit Arnstein, et al. v. City of Newton, et al., filed against the City of Newton in Middlesex Superior Court — is scheduled for Monday, August 1…
The Full City Council will meet as a Committee of the Whole virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, August 1 at 7PM. According to the agenda, the Council President may call for a roll call to enter into Executive Session in order to discuss strategy with respect to the pending action,…
Planning and Development Board will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, August 1 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Continuation of Public Hearing on a Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to rezone 2 parcels of land: 11 Florence Street from MR1 to BU4 and 318 Boylston Street…
The Development Review Team Snapshot can be found here.
Last weekend’s three-day Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts was an amazing success, despite the summer heat. Everyone who attended — regardless of which venues and performances — is invited to provide feedback to Newton Community Pride via this short survey to help prepare for next year’s festival. Many thanks…
With many donors on vacation, our local hospitals are facing urgent needs for donations of both blood and blood platelets. You can donate blood in Newton on Friday, July 29, when the blood mobile operated by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital will be at Brae Burn Country…
A Funeral Mass will be held for Andrew J. Magni, lifelong Newton resident and founder of Magni Funeral Home, on Saturday, July 30 at 10:30AM in Our Lady’s Church, 573 Washington St, Newton.
With its Beyond Mobility Vision for Transportation survey, the Mass. Dept of Transportation seeks to hear from everyone for input to its Beyond Mobility 2050 long-range plan. Whether you walk, bike, ride the T or commuter rail, or take a ferry, you are invited to take the MassDOT survey —…
On July 30 (rain date: July 31) at 2PM, Historic Newton will host a fun, leisurely-paced ride to explore some of Newton’s recreation areas: Crystal Lake, Newton Centre Playground, and the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, once a popular destination for 19th century bicyclists. The six-mile loop starts and ends at Landry’s…